# N45WB: 1946 Luscombe 8E, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4457
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1970
- Last registry action: August 3, 2009
- Mode S code: A571B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Bokodi William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOKODI%20WILLIAM%20F)
- Location: [Griffith, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Griffith)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5203° N, 87.4186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46319, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45WB-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Luscombe 8E: https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA256), Aug 11, 1991: Luscombe 8E (N45WB), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (DESIGN CHANGE) PERFORMED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON (PILOT IN COMMAND).

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19910811033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811033059A), Aug 11, 1991: Luscom 8E (N45WB), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Stalled and crashed trying to return. Had used liquid gasket seal on carb screen orifice.

## Other aircraft with N45WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45WB): Cessna 180C, S/N 50748, built 1960

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